links for 2007-02-17

Metafilter runs down some of the heavy metal pasts of the likes of Michael Bolton, Billy Joel, and Tori Amos.

RCRD LBL is a new model and an experiment, putting great music out there for free and with absolutely no DRM.

A number of users of b3ta.com have been slapped with DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) notifications after posting images that poke fun at the pint-sized popstar's ongoing crusade to rid the internet of unauthorised Prince material.